Final Programme Beyond the River - World Water Week

Wednesday 23 August
Water and Wastewater in the Sustainable City
How Could the Swedish Concept Contribute to Sustainable Solutions
in Urban and Peri-urban Areas?
Convenors: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and VARIM
The Swedish concept of “the Sustainable City” is based on
holistic and integrated solutions which include all different
service systems and multidisciplinary functions in a
city. The concept was first introduced at the World Urban
Forum in Johannesburg in 2002 and has since successfully
been introduced around the world. The Stockholm
seminar will place particular focus on the role of water and
wastewater in the sustainable city.
The seminar is part of the technical seminar series which
was established during the 2005 World Water Week and
which examines technical water and wastewater treatment
solutions which may be of broader interest internationally.
Programme Wednesday 23 August, 13:30–17:00 Norra Latin, Room 353
Moderator: Prof. Hans Lundberg, Swedish Environmental Research
Institute, IVL
13:30 Introduction followed by Presentations
• The Sustainable City Concept. Prof. Hans Lundberg, IVL
• Conditions and Demands for Innovative and Sustainable
Measures in Cities in Developing Countries. Dr. Graham
Alabaster and Mr. Pireh Otieno, Lake Victoria Region Water
and Sanitation Initiative, UN-Habitat.
• Speaker from India to be confi rmed.
• Strategic Planning of Future Sustainable Wastewater Systems
in a Global Perspective – Interactions with Other Infrastructure
Systems. Prof. Per-Arne Malmqvist, Chalmers University
of Technology, Sweden, and Ms. Agneta Sander, City of
Göteborg, Department of Sustainable Water and Waste
Management, Sweden
Coffee Break
Water and Wastewater Management in Urban and Peri-urban Areas:
Experiences from Swedish Water Utilities and Swedish Industry.
• Introduction. Mr. Rutger Engsäll, Swedish Trade Council
• Sjöstadsverket in Stockholm. Dr. Berndt Björlenius,
Stockholm Water Company, Sweden
• The Eco San System, Experiences and Possibilities. Dr. Johan
Rockström, Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
• Design of Sustainable Treatment Plants in Developing
Countries. Examples from Bangladesh and Honduras.
Speakers from Sweco and Purac, members of VARIM
• Financing of Urban and Peri-urban Activities. Speakers
from Sida and The World Bank
Public and Panel Discussion on the Way Forward. How Can Swedish
Professionals Contribute in Urban and Peri-urban Areas in Developing
Countries and in Countries under Transition?
• Moderator, Speakers and Public
17:00 Close
The Swedish Water and Wastewater Association (VARIM) invites
participants to mingle and meet with representatives of Swedish
companies. Refreshments will be served.
Photo: SIWI
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